Fabaceae — Legume Family
Lupinus obtusilobus A.Heller
Lupinus obtusilobus A.Heller
Lupinus obtusilobus is a perennial lupine native to high mountains of northern California, with blue to purple spring blooms.
Lupinus L.
Lupinus L.
Lupinus is a hardy perennial herb cultivated as garden ornament, nitrogen fixer, and fodder, with toxic modern hybrids.
Lupinus pratensis A.Heller
Lupinus pratensis A.Heller
Lupinus pratensis, or Inyo meadow lupine, is an endemic California perennial lupine with two known varieties.
Lupinus saxosus Howell
Lupinus saxosus Howell
Lupinus saxosus Howell is a short perennial blue-flowered lupine that grows in dry rocky basalt soils at mid-elevations.
Lupinus kingii S.Watson
Lupinus kingii S.Watson
Lupinus kingii (King's lupine) is a hairy Fabaceae Lupinus species found in several western U.S. states.
Lupinus pubescens Benth.
Lupinus pubescens Benth.
Lupinus pubescens Benth. is a lupine flower native to the high Andes, found also in China, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.
Lupinus havardii S.Watson
Lupinus havardii S.Watson
Lupinus havardii (Big Bend bluebonnet) is an annual lupine native to Texas and Chihuahua, grown as a premium cut flower.
Lupinus kuschei Eastw.
Lupinus kuschei Eastw.
Lupinus kuschei Eastw. is a lupine species native to northwestern North America, growing primarily in sandy open habitats.
Lupinus sulphureus Douglas
Lupinus sulphureus Douglas
Lupinus sulphureus is a perennial herb native to western North America that hosts the endangered Fender's blue butterfly.
Lupinus wyethii S.Watson
Lupinus wyethii S.Watson
Lupinus wyethii (Wyeth's lupine) is a flowering lupine native to western North America that blooms blue-violet from May to July, pollinated by various bees.
Lupinus mutabilis Sweet
Lupinus mutabilis Sweet
This text describes Lupinus mutabilis morphology and its full cultivation and disease control practices.
Lupinus alopecuroides Desr.
Lupinus alopecuroides Desr.
Lupinus alopecuroides is a lupine from 10 isolated Andean peaks used for animal feed, with genetic diversity between populations.
Lupinus excubitus var. hallii (Abrams) C.P.Sm.
Lupinus excubitus var. hallii (Abrams) C.P.Sm.
This entry describes Lupinus excubitus, a small shrub, and lists its named botanical variants including Hall's bush lupine.
Lupinus cumulicola Small
Lupinus cumulicola Small
Sky-blue lupine (Lupinus cumulicola) is a Florida-endemic flowering plant native to fire-dependent sandy ridge habitats.
Genista canariensis L.
Genista canariensis L.
Genista canariensis, also called Canary broom, is an evergreen flowering legume shrub often cultivated for gardens.
Genista stenopetala Webb & Berthel.
Genista stenopetala Webb & Berthel.
Genista stenopetala is an evergreen flowering shrub that has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit and is often grown under glass in temperate climates.
Genista aetnensis (Biv.) DC.
Genista aetnensis (Biv.) DC.
Mount Etna broom (Genista aetnensis) is a leguminous flowering shrub or small tree native to the Mediterranean, often grown as an ornamental plant.
Genista anglica L.
Genista anglica L.
Genista anglica is a shrubby flowering Fabaceae plant found in Europe, reaching up to 1 metre in height.
Genista umbellata (L'Hér.) Poir.
Genista umbellata (L'Hér.) Poir.
Genista umbellata is an Ibero-Maghrebi legume found in Spain, Algeria and Morocco on rocky, calcareous hills and slopes.
Genista acanthoclada DC.
Genista acanthoclada DC.
Genista acanthoclada is an Eastern Mediterranean native flowering plant in genus Genista with two accepted subspecies as of 2025.
Cytisus supranubius (L.f.) Kuntze
Cytisus supranubius (L.f.) Kuntze
Cytisus supranubius is an endemic Canary Islands broom species found on Tenerife and La Palma at high altitudes.
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J.Presl
Laburnum alpinum (Mill.) Bercht. & J.Presl
Laburnum alpinum is a fast-growing poisonous ornamental tree native to Central and Southern Europe.
Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.
Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb & Berthel.
Retama raetam is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to parts of Africa and the Middle East, widely naturalized elsewhere.
Retama rhodorhizoides (Webb & Berthel.) Webb & Berthel.
Retama rhodorhizoides (Webb & Berthel.) Webb & Berthel.
Retama rhodorhizoides is a flowering Fabaceae taxon endemic to the Canary Islands.
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